The Register's Editorial: Remarkable lineup defends sanctity of home

10:12 AM,
Apr. 6, 2013

The Supreme Court building in Washington.

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While the news was dominated by the U.S. Supreme Court's recent arguments on same-sex marriage, the justices issued what may be an unprecedented decision: A residential police search using a drug-sniffing dog was declared unconstitutional.

The 5-4 decision defended the sanctity of the home and its adjacent property against intrusion by police using specialized tools to detect the presence of illegal substances.

It was a rare victory for the rights of criminal suspects with a court that has increasingly moved away from an expansive reading of the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable ...